gambol vs diversion

gambol and diversion both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gambol	Yes	No	Yes	No
diversion	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, diversion is a hypernym of gambol; that is, diversion is a word with a broader meaning than gambol:

gambol: gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
diversion: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

Other hypernyms of gambol include recreation.

gambol (noun)	diversion (noun)
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement	an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
	an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

gambol (verb)	diversion (verb)
play boisterously